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Tulane

By Born and Bred -27 November 2012
21 Comments
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Tulane is heading to the Big East in all sports.. This probably will be the final straw for Boise and SDSU leaving to go back to the Mountain West.

DLB1276 on 27 Nov 2012 - 1:20pm #

Their move to grab the all important New Orleans market.

Alhan on 27 Nov 2012 - 1:36pm #

Its more about travel for the players. Everyone knows a trip to Bourbon Street just before the game is an extremely beneficial move.

You can kill a fly with your slipper or a cannon. Either way, the fly dies. -Ramzy

M tots on 27 Nov 2012 - 1:33pm #

ECU also joining the Big East as a football only member.

OldColumbusTown on 27 Nov 2012 - 1:54pm #

With these moves, I completely expect schools like Cincinnati, South Florida, UConn, Louisville to publicly look for other alternatives. This conference cannot survive, can it??

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Nick on 27 Nov 2012 - 4:24pm #

Yeah Cincy and Louisville to the MAC where they belong

tennbuckeye19 on 27 Nov 2012 - 2:03pm #

I feel sorry for the Big East. They're a crap conference struggling for legitimacy and their best teams have all but left. It's like they're trying their best to become a four-lane highway conference, and yet they are settling for Tulane...

Oyster on 27 Nov 2012 - 2:09pm #

In all fairness, The B1G did steal away their two biggest Blue Chip prospects last week. What else do you expect them to do after such a devastating blow?

703Buckeye on 27 Nov 2012 - 2:11pm #

The B1G took Rutgers from the BE. Maryland is from the ACC.

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tennbuckeye19 on 27 Nov 2012 - 2:17pm #

I was mainly referring to West Virginia going to the Big 12, Syracuse and Pitt heading to the ACC, & Rutgers heading to the B1G.

NoVA Buckeye on 27 Nov 2012 - 2:06pm #

Excuse me, I'm going to go throw up while taking a giant dump at the same time. You think it's crazy? The Big East is doing it, too.

/Duff'd It

osuforlife on 27 Nov 2012 - 2:08pm #

East Carolina and Tulane are joing the big east according to yahoo.

NoVA Buckeye on 27 Nov 2012 - 2:09pm #

I still don't understand why East Carolina. Tulane is a raw market with good recruiting potential, but East Carolina? It's in the middle of nowhere!

/Duff'd It

M tots on 27 Nov 2012 - 2:15pm #

By Adding Tulane And East Carolina, The Big East's Takeover Of Conference USA Is Almost Complete

http://deadspin.com/5963640/by-adding-tulane-and-east-carolina-the-big-easts-takeover-of-conference-usa-is-almost-complete

Born and Bred on 27 Nov 2012 - 2:32pm #

I think East Carolina is mostly for name recognition since they always seem to pull off an upset against the ACC or SEC at least once a year.

Buckeye till I'm dead

Bucks43201 on 27 Nov 2012 - 3:08pm #

This move by the Big East was made because of Tulane's recent resounding success in football and basketball. The Green Wave just dominate.

"You win with people." - Woody Hayes

Run_Fido_Run on 27 Nov 2012 - 3:17pm #

So, basically, Conference USA is changing its name to the Big East?

Run_Fido_Run on 27 Nov 2012 - 3:20pm #

Also, what happens to Marshall, UAB, S. Miss, Tulsa, Rice, and UTEP? Do they merge with the Sun Belt?

GoldenBearBuckeye on 27 Nov 2012 - 3:26pm #

With the exception of Tulsa, the Sun Belt is now superior to Conf USA.

Pathetic really

Kevbo714 on 27 Nov 2012 - 3:25pm #

This just in... The Big East is debating whether or not to invite Mount Union College into their conference as a football only participant. The factual basis of this report is yet to be verified...

Tom Crean listens to Nickelback...

HSBDAWG on 27 Nov 2012 - 3:53pm #

Waiting to see teams from the MAC getting pulled to a different Conference.

Is the MAC above or below C-usa? I think this year they might have been even.

Ian Cuevas on 27 Nov 2012 - 4:30pm #

I feel pretty awful for Boise State. Seems like every conference they've tried to join all the half-decent teams leave. Joined the MWC, Utah and BYU leave. Big East and now it's being ripped apart. Wonder where they'll go from here.

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